Where does “ihmisrotu” come from?

ihmisrotu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotu, from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

ihmisrotu (Finnish): race human categorization

Definitions

  1. race human categorization

Ancestry of “ihmisrotu”, step by step

ihmisrotu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrotubreed; race
2Old East Slavicродъ
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radásEvery word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ